Teen Council 2010-2011 - First Meeting

The first meeting of Fall 2010 Teen Council was held tonight from 6:00-7:00 PM at the Mooresville Public Library. Pizza from library supporter, Dominos Pizza, was served.

In attendance were:
Library Representatives Meghan Adams and Suzanne Walker
Keegan S.
Hanna S.
Molly W.
Anastacia J.
Taylor C.
Emily K.
Montana R. (Jr. Member)
Caleb M.
Tyann M.
Elijah M.
Danielle
Catherine F.
Abby
Abby F.
Luke J.
Hannah H.
Kyle C.
Michael S.
Elections were held and the following were elected into an officer's position:
Anastacia J. / Michael S. / Sarah B. (in absentia) / Kyle C.

Suzanne went over the importance of paying attention during the meeting, not talking unless it is your turn, and how to find out when meetings are. You must attend at least 3 meetings this semester or you cannot continue in Teen Council in the Spring. You might want to think about getting a folder or a notebook dedicated to Teen Council to bring with you to meetings. Meetings are posted on the library's website at http://www.mooresvillelib.org/ (click on Calendar). Meetings are usually the first Tuesday of every month from 6:00-7:00 PM. Pizza is served at every meeting.

We have 3 goals for this year: Plan our 2011 Teen Summer Reading Program / Write Letters to Businesses to get free stuff for our 2011 Teen Summer Reading Program (TSRP) / Make a Video to promote the library and the TSRP.

Staying Connected:
o Email. You must have an email address THAT YOU CHECK to be a member of Teen Council. This is our primary method of communication mainly because not all parents allow their child to access Facebook.

o Facebook – befriend Suzanne Walker and get invited to the MPL Teen Council Group. We will also communicate via Facebook.

o Blog: http://mooresvilleteens.blogspot.com. The Scribe will be responsible for putting our minutes on the blog. You are responsible for reviewing them.

o Twitter – we will not be using Twitter this year.

We did a Team Building activity and then opened the floor to discussion on ways to improve the library and programs to do for teens. Here were some program ideas:

Dance Parties
Dance Offs
Fashion Show
Talent Show
Trash Bag Fashion Show
Wrestling Program

And the suggestion that got the most discussion was having some great Harry Potter programs to celebrate the final two movies. We've settled on having a Yule Ball for middle school and high school students around January 21st and some kind of Harry Potter Festival in July open to all ages. More on these programs later.

It was also brought up that the library should have a YouTube Channel and that the library should blog. Meghan and Suzanne stated that the library already does all those things and it was suggested that the library advertise that fact more. We also discussed changing the colors of the Abstract.

We then did a team building exercise and then split up into two groups...One group focused on writing letters to business asking them for donations for our TSRP and the other group focused on finishing our final report for YAR for the TSRP from this past summer.

Ideas for things to ask businesses for are:

Books from 1/2 priced books
iPod
Netbook
Nintendo
Old School Nintendo Package
Camera
Computer
Cell Phone
Starbucks Gift Card
Borders Gift Card
Half Price Books Gift Card
Chinese Food Catering
Silly Bandz
iTunes Gift Cards

These minutes were recorded by Suzanne Walker